Dumping coal-wagon.



PATENTBD JAN. 30, 1906.

W. LEONHARDT.

DUMPING GOAL WAGON.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 24, 1905.

INVENTOR.

A TTORNE VS.

WITNESSES:

. view of Fig. 1.

, WILLIAM LEONI-IARDT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO LEONHARDTMORE, MARYLAND, A FIRM.

WAGON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BALTI- DUMPING COAL-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed June 24:, 1905- Serial N0. 266,761-

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LEONHARDT, of the city of Baltimore andState of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in DumpingCoal-Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the spout to. whichthe dischargechute is connected; and it consists in a peculiarconstruction of the said spout whereby the same maybe extended in lengthand deflected to either side of the longitudinal cen ter line of thewagon-body in order that the wagon in discharging its load may be placedin other positions than one'directly in alinement with the place towhich the coal is to be deposited, as will hereinafter fully appear.

In the further description of the said invention which follows referenceis made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and inwhich-- Figure 1 is a top view of the rear end of a dumping coal-wagonprovided with the improved spout and showing the spout as placed in acentral position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, except that the spout isshown as eldngated and deflected to the left. Fig. 3 is a front Fig. 4is a side view of the spout as shown in Fig. 2 and looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow in that figure. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of a part of the spout.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 is the back end of the wagon-body, and1 the rear wall of the same. The bottom of the body is denoted by 1 andbeneath it is secured the bar 2, which sustains the horizontal baseplate3, forming apart of the improved spout. The outer portion of thebase-plate 3 is flanged to form the vertical walls 3, which arestrengthened by the strap 4. Theplate 3 when not held by extraneousdevices may be moved forward or backward or swung around to either sideof the longitudinal center line of the wagon-body. In Fig. 1 it is shownin dotted delineation as extended without deflection to either side andin Fig. 2 as both extended and turned to the left. A

reversed deflection is illustrated by the dotted lines.

The rear wall 1 of the body 1 is provided with the usualdelivery-opening 5, having at its sides the guide-bars 7, between whichand the outer surfaces of the wall the gate 9 is adapted to slidevertically.

To the bars 7 are hinged the side plates 10 of the s out, which aresituated withinthe side walls or flanges of the base-plate 3, with theirlower edges in contact with the baseplate proper, and at the end of eachof the side plates is formed a lip 12, with which the horizontal portionof the strap 4: comes in contact to limit the outward movement of thebase-plate, as shown in Fig. 4:. The strap 4 will engage both lips whenit is drawn out in a straight line; but should the base-plate in itsextension be thrown to one side only one lip will act as a stop, asshown in Fig. 2.

13 13 are hooks hinged to the rear wall of the wagon-body, adapted tohook into eyes 15, projecting from the side walls or flanges of thebase-plate.

When the spout is not in use, the baseplate is pushed back and hooked atboth sides, as shown in Fig. 1; but when in use and deflected to oneside one of the hooks is dis engaged from its eye, as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be understood that with the extensible base-plate having theside walls on flanges, as shown and described, in connection with thehinged side plates a longer inclined surface against which thedischarged coal will strike is produced than when the spout is devoid ofextensibility and is adapted for deflection only, and the increasedlength of the inclined surface effected as described is a decidedadvantage in that two different angles are produced in the dischargeapparatus instead of one, which gives a more gradual change in directiontaken by the moving coal, as shown in Fig. 2.

17 (see Fig. 3) is the chute pivoted to the tray 19, as is common inwagons of this class.

I claim as my invention- In combination with the body of a wagon havinga delivery-opening, a spout which consists of a flanged plate situatedunder the flanged plate may be held in a straight or a body of the Wagonand susceptible of an endlaterally-deflected position, substantially as10 wise movement, and of lateral deflection, a specified.

pair of plates hinged to thewagon-body With their free ends Within the sace formed by WILLIAM LEONHARDT' the separated flanges of the filistplate, a stop Witnesses: to limit the endwise movement of the flangedWM. .T. HOWARD,

plate, and fastenings whereby the said A. O. BAYLEY.

